Top 5 Essays

[yourlibrarian]

1. In Sickness and in Health – Vamp Medical Matters by peasant - All – Interesting essay and discussion on how vampires can be injured and what can and can’t be healed.

2. Pride, not ethics - Willow's sense of morality in S6 by stormwreath - All – Good discussion of how Willow has a binary view of the world.

3. Buffy and Anne - by frenchani - All –Some thoughts about the doubling of the Buffy character in many episodes and how it worked here.

4. The Secret History of Slayers - by stormwreath - All – Interesting meta/story about the possible origins of Slayers and the underexplained Guardians.

5. Something Blue and IWRY by elisi - All – An interesting contrast of some of the key themes in these two episodes and how they related to the B/A and S/B relationships.

Comments

[spikendru.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much for these. I love essays, and these all sound very interesting. Bookmarked imediately so I don't forget where they were.

[yourlibrarian]

Great, glad there's something new for you here! I also enjoy things that make me go "Hmmmm."

[shapinglight]

I've heard some good things about Stormwreath's essay. Must read them some time.

[yourlibrarian]

I think you'll enjoy them. They were very interesting and well thought out.

[spikereader.livejournal.com]

Oh, very interesting. I've read a couple of these previously, and the Vamp Medical Matters looks well worth checking out.

[yourlibrarian]

Oh good! Yes, it's a very good sifting through canon on the issue.